ETS® Proficiency Profile Score Reports

Individual ETS® Proficiency Profile test results for online administrations are available immediately after the test administration. Aggregate reporting for online administrations is available after the testing cohort has been closed.

Results and reporting for paper-and-pencil administrations are available online approximately three weeks after receipt at ETS.

Standard Reports

Note: Scores are summarized and reported in a variety of reports depending on the test format. A minimum of 30 students with valid results is required to run reports for the Abbreviated form. This minimum can be achieved in a single cohort or by combining cohorts.

Summary of Scaled Scores

Provides means, medians, standard deviations, quartiles and confidence limits for the total scaled score as well as for both skills and context area scaled scores

Can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and can be filtered by class level (freshmen, sophomore, etc.)

Summary of Proficiency Classifications

Includes a table and a graph showing the percentages of the group classified as "proficient," "marginally proficiency" or "not proficient" at each of the three criterion-referenced proficiency levels in each of the skill areas

Can be based on a cohort or combination of cohorts and can be filtered by class level (freshman, sophomore, etc.)

Demographic Analysis Report*

Provides means and standard deviations for the total scaled score as well as for both skills and context area scaled scores for groups of students based on their responses to demographic information questions

Group Student Essay Report

Provides the mean and standard deviation for essay scores for your group of test takers as well as the percent of students scoring at each score point on the scoring rubric and the associated percentiles

Premium Report Subscriptions

At the click of a mouse, you'll receive customizable data to help further evaluate your program and make it even better. The data reports listed below are available through an annual subscription. You can choose from individual subscriptions for unlimited access to a particular report or a bundled package that includes access to all three premium reports. Find out more about subscription options.

Item Information Report

Provides a question-by-question analysis of your students’ performance on the test including a comparison to the larger reference group

Includes both the norm-referenced scaled score and criterion-referenced proficiency classification to which each question contributes as well as a description of the construct measured by each question

Can be used for curriculum improvement, accreditation purposes and continuous improvement initiatives

Note: A minimum of 50 students who have taken the same version of the ETS Proficiency Profile is required to run this report. This minimum can be met through a single cohort or a combination of cohorts.

Custom Comparative Data Report

Compare your program to a self-selected reference group of 10 or more other institutions of your choosing from among the hundreds of institutions assessing their students with the ETS Proficiency Profile

Use the reports for internal and external benchmarking

Design Your Own Analysis

Allows you to extract a data file that can be used to customize your analyses to meet your reporting needs

Includes all demographic* data collected as well as the total scaled score, subscore and proficiency classification data for each student

Can be used to compare performance on the ETS Proficiency Profile to student characteristics or other direct or indirect measures

Note about the Abbreviated form: Certain data points available through this report are not statistically reliable at the individual student level. The data provided by this report is appropriate for group-level analyses only and should not be used to make high-stakes decisions about individual students.

*Demographic reports are provided for subgroups based on the following characteristics: completed credit hours, transfer status, GPA, percent of general education/core curriculum completed, communication language, enrollment status, type of program, age, major, number of courses (core and elective) taken in Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science and Mathematics, ethnicity, gender and hours working.